Perfect conditions for fishing this week..

Clear, green water, light winds and good tidal movement — that combination is almost always a given for red hot trout action, and Thursday was no exception.

That perfect combination resulted in reports of excellent catches of trout and other fish from all around the Galveston Bay complex.

Eugene Dodson, Galveston Fishing Pier, said the trout action Wednesday night was unbelievable. Everyone fishing from the pier caught trout using both live and artificial baits. Lots of customers were limiting out.

“The trout are in” he said.

Bulldog’s Bait Shop also reported trout thick in the surf. Live croaker were taking specks to more than 7 pounds, with pompano and reds also being caught.

Glenn Goff, Galveston Bait and Tackle, said 9-pound trout were being taken from the surf on live croakers. All of the trout coming to his cleaning table from the surf, and elsewhere were all big fish.

Sam Childs of Friendswood was one of the happy anglers who fished the railroad bridge. Using croaker for bait, he limited out on trout within 11⁄2 hours. None was less than 24 inches in length.

NOAA Fisheries announced the dates of this year’s Gulf of Mexico red snapper season. Texas will have a 17-day season beginning June 1 and ending at 12:01 a.m. June 18

The two other maverick states that have separate regulations for their state water, Louisiana and Florida, with have 24- and 26-day seasons, respectively.

Mississippi and Alabama, the states that parrot their red snapper regulations to the federal rules, will each have a 34-day season.

The big CCA-Texas Star Fishing Tournament begins Saturday, and this year we have more weigh stations around Galveston. Locations are Stingaree Marina at Crystal Beach, Marburgers Sporting Goods in Seabrook, Pelican Rest Marina at 7819 Broadway and West End Marina at Sea Isle on West Galveston Island.